Thursday, November 18, 2010

Music Appreciation

Today, a girl in one of my classes asked me if I liked Hannah Montana, Jona's Brothers, or Selina Gomez. She's about ten so I was kind and said 'I'm sorry, but I don't.' I got a stare from a pre-teen that could kill four lions and a herd of wildebeests. About five minutes later, music came blaring over the PA system for lunch. I can only describe it as a sweet taste of the 50's. As Elvis was rocking through the speakers, I asked 'Do you like this?'. With a toss of her head and a sharp she quipped 'no'. My eyes widened 'That's the King we're talking about!' I was about to go into a rant about modern music then realized it would fall on deaf ears. Not everyone speaks English in these parts.

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One time a long time ago in April or so, a third-year asked me if I watched Twilight. She was 14, so I had no problem saying I don't watch that stuff. Her eager expression twisted into a mean face, she stomped her foot, said "hidoi!", and ran back down the hall.

They're still at the age where they don't realize that it's ok to have a different opinion. At sometimes I was similar at the age. Although, the tastes in music and movies were vastly different than most.